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Numbers 1:47-51

47But the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881after the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1were not numberedהָתְפָּקְד֖וּhat.pak.DuH6485amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃ פbe.to.KhamH8432them.

48For the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had spokenוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

49Only thou shalt not numberתִפְקֹ֔דtif.KodH6485the tribeמַטֵּ֤הma.TehH4294of Leviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878,neither takeתִשָּׂ֑אti.Sa'H5375the sumרֹאשָׁ֖םro.ShamH7218of them amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

50But thou shalt appointהַפְקֵ֣דhaf.KedH6485the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881over the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֨ןmish.KanH4908of testimonyהָעֵדֻ֜תha.'e.DutH5715,and over all the vesselsכֵּלָיו֮ke.LavH3627thereof, and over all things that belongto it: they shall bearיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908,and all the vesselsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627thereof; and they shall ministerיְשָׁרְתֻ֑הוּye.shar.Tu.huH8334unto it, and shall encampיַחֲנֽוּ׃ya.cha.NuH2583round aboutוְסָבִ֥יבve.sa.VivH5439the tabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןla.mish.KanH4908.

51And when the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ןha.mish.KanH4908setteth forwardוּבִנְסֹ֣עַu.vin.So.a'H5265,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881shall take it downיוֹרִ֤ידוּyo.Ri.duH3381:and when the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908is to be pitchedוּבַחֲנֹת֙u.va.cha.NotH2583,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881shall set it upיָקִ֥ימוּya.Ki.muH6965:and the strangerוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114that cometh nighהַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.RevH7131shall be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

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